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2015 Nissan Altima complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 16, 2019110,000 milesMS

LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM ON LOW BEAM. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. REPLACEMENT FOR BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY'S COST AROUND $800. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 13, 2019130,000 milesNC

ON NOVEMBER 8TH MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE RPM STARTING GOING UP AND AS SHE WAS PRESSING THE GAS THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD IN MY CAR AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $4500.00 TO GET FIXED. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. IF THERE IS A RECALL THEN WHY IS MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET ME TO PAY. I WEN TO THE NHTSA.GOV WEBSITE AND TYPED IN MY VIN NUMBER AND IT SHOWED THAT MY VEHICLE IS RECALLED. DO I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB ON THAT DEALERSHIP? I DON'T HAVE $4500.00 TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A RECALL ON IT.

Power Train
Filed Nov 9, 201938,074 milesNY

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND ON A HIGHWAY IT APPEARS THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND SLIPPING.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Nov 7, 201945,000 milesPA

HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD. WHEN THERE IS A CAR BEHIND, LIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT A SHADOW IS CAST IN FROMT OF THE CAR. ATTEMPTED NEW HALOGEN AND LED BULBS WITH NO SUCCESS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 1, 201950,000 milesFL

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE FROM DEALER, THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED GREAT. NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE WHITE AND YELLOW LINES ON THE ROAD AHEAD OF YOU. WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP THEIR ANSWER WAS 'WE'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM' AND RECOMMENDED BUYING NEW HEADLIGHTS AT 800$ A POP. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH I FIND THIS IS IN FACT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE. WHEN CAN I EXPECT A RECALL ON THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE? I ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY A CAR MANUFACTURER THAT PUTS PROFITS BEFORE SAFETY. WITHOUT THE NHTSA STANDING UP FOR THE PUBLIC THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME AND REMAIN A ISSUE FOR INNOCENT AND NEEDLESS FATALITIES.

Seat Belts
Filed Oct 31, 2019FL

LOW BEAM LIGHTS VERY DIM. CANNOT SEE WELL AT NIGHT AT ALL, IT'S LIKE I HAVE NO LIGHTS. CHANGING THEM DID NOT HELP. I'M ONLY 40 AND HAVE NO VISION PROBLEMS. THE SEATBELT LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND MY SEATBELT IS ON. NISSIAN CANNOT PULL A CODE ON WHY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 30, 201992,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 30, 2019LA

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AT NIGHT AND I HAVE TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR AWHILE NOW. ON DARK ROADS, I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. AUTO STORE SAYS LIGHTS DON'T NEED TO BE REPLACED, THAT IT'S A FACTORY DEFAULT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 30, 201981,585 milesMS

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WITH PERFECT VISION CAN BARELY SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAYS AND BACKROADS UNLESS SHE HAS THE HIGH BEAMS ON. I'VE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 26, 2019GA

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT I HAVE TO RUN THE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE AT NIGHT, I GOOGLED THIS AND THERE IS WEB PAGE AFTER WEB PAGES OF FORUMS WITH ALTIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, NOT THE BULB, BUT THE REFLECTIVE COATING INSIDE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND NISSAN IS CHARGING 1000 BUCKS TO CHANGE OUT THE ASSEMBLY. YOU CANT SEE THE ROAD IF THERE IS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BADLY I NOTICED THE LAWERS IN CALIFORNA AND TEXAS GETTING A LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS ISSUE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS. I HAVE HAD A FEW RECALLS FOR BOTH MY ALTIMA S, A SEAT BELT AND BACK DOOR, BUT THERE WILL NOT BE A SEAT BELT OR DOOR IF YOU RUN OFF THE ROAD OR A HEAD-ON COLLISION BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE IN FRONT OF YOUR CAR. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE A NIGHT IF IT IS RAINING, JUST DON'T DO IT, PLEASE HELP US NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS

Air Bags
Filed Oct 25, 201957,000 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM VACATION ON THE HIGHWAY THE ICON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OFF AS EXPECTED. THE MANUAL SAYS THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS I SHOULD GO TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. I LOOKED UP MY CAR AND FOUND THAT YOU DID A VERY ABBREVIATED RECALL FOR MY TYPE CAR . DOES THAT MEAN YOU ARE NOT REPAIRING 2015 ALTIMAS FOR AIR BAG DEFECTS? I CAN TEXT A PICTURE OF THE ICON THAT DOES NOT GO AWAY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AS IT SHOULD. AM I IN DANGER OF AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION? I CAN TEXT YOU THE ICON THAT IS BRIGHT RED ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Oct 21, 201981,050 milesAR

IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 60MPH GOT HIT ON DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE AIRBAGS MUST BE HUNG UP BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND SHOULD DEPLOY ANYTIME YOU ARE HIT GOING OVER 25MPH

Engine
Filed Oct 17, 201975,000 milesTX

THE VEHICLE CAN BE SITTING STILL AND WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENS. THE ENGINE DOES NOT EVEN REV UP. IT IS AS THE ENGINE IS NOT EVEN ON. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IS MOTION AND YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STILL, LOW SPEED OR HIGH SPEED. AND DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM CHECK DOES NOT SHOW THE PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON OR GET ANY KIND OF READING. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. HAVE TO EXTREME CAUTION WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND/OR CHANGING LANES IN TRAFFIC.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 15, 201930,700 milesVA

THE AIRBAG LIKE HAVE BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS..THE NISSAN DEALER INFORM ME THAT THE AIRBAG COMPONENT ENTIRE SYSTEM IS FAULTY..MY CAR IS A 2015, WITH ONLY 30K MILES ON IT, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I DONT DRIVE IT THAT MUCH, JUST GOT IT INSPECTED IN JULY, NOW IN SEPTEMBER IT HAS A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT NORMAL IN A JUST ABOUT BRAND NEW CAR..PRICE TO REPAIR IS 1600+. WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE LIGHT JUST DONT GO OFF, LIKE IT SHOULD

Power Train
Filed Oct 15, 2019140,000 milesNC

PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2016 WITH 22,000 MILES. AT THE 2ND OIL CHANGE, NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID IT NEEDED THE CVT REPROGRAMMED. FROM THAT POINT UNTIL NOW, I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT JUDDERING, SHUDDERING, DELAYED ACCELERATION, AND JUST NOT GOING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED BEFORE BEING COMPLETELY DISABLED, IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON AN INTERSTATE RAMP MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE CAR JUST WOULD NO GO. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS STARTING OFF IN 3RD GEAR, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS! WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, BUT IT WOULD COST ME $200 FOR A DIAGNOSIS SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW, MY CAR HAS 140K MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY STILL WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE MULTIPLE TSB'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA 4-CYLINDER CVT, WHICH MY CAR IS, AND THEY'VE TOLD ME THAT NONE OF THEM APPLY TO MY CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AFFECTING MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 9, 201985,000 milesFL

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT VERY DIM, EVEN AFTER REPLACING BULB. RESEARCH SHOWS LOW BEAM REFLECTOR HOUSING IS FAULTY, NOT REFLECTING LIGHT, CREATING UNSAFE NIGHT DRIVING CONDITION. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOW ONLY WAY TO REMEDY IS TO REPLACE COMPLETE HEADLIGHT HOUSING.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 9, 201955,000 milesKS

VEHICLE BACK UP MONITOR WILL GO BLANK WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE AND BACKING UP. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST BUT IS STARTING TO BECOME A MORE FREQUENT PROBLEM.

Power Train
Filed Oct 6, 2019106,000 milesOH

BOUGHT MY ALTIMA USED WITH 60K MILES. AT 80K IT STARTED EXHIBITING A DELAYED ACCELERATION FROM TOTAL STOP AFTER SOME WARMUP PERIOD. WITH 106K MILES, AFTER WARMUP, IT NOW ALWAYS HAS DELAYED ACCELERATION FROM ANY COMPLETE STOP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT UNTIL 80% DEPRESSED THEN IT STARTS LIKE ITS IN 3RD GEAR. SCARY IF TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS ITS A FAULTY SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. ON LINE COMPLAINTS ACROSS SEVERAL MODELS ARE PREVALENT.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 5, 201956,000 milesMD

MY KEY FOB IS ACTING UP...INCORRECT KEY ID,,KEEPS POPPING UP..I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS DOING THIS,,I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I REALLY AM NNOT SAFE WHEN I AM STRANDED BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOT START

Power Train
Filed Oct 4, 201978,000 milesCA

WHEN DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER OR A LONG DISTANCE (60+MILES) ON STREETS AND/OR HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. STOPPING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT OR EVEN AFTER HAVING TO DO AN EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL 5-10 SECONDS HAVE PASSED WITH THE ACCELERATION PEDAL PRESSED. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CLOSE REAR END ACCIDENTS JUST TO MYSELF. A NORMAL DAY OF DRIVING TURNS INTO A GUESSING GAME IF I WILL BE REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. MANY 2013+ NISSAN OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN OF AMERICA REFUSES TO RECALL THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. AFTER THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTS ACCELERATING, RATHER HARD DUE TO HAVING TO HOLD THE ACCELERATION PEDAL TO MAX FOR IT TO MOVE, IT LOSES POWER WHEN IT SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR. RPM FALLS UNDER THE OPTIMAL RPM FOR THE GIVEN SPEED AND FEELS LIKE YOU GO FROM 1ST GEAR TO 4TH GEAR.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 30, 2019129,776 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION AND HOT AIR BLEW OUT OF THE VENTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,776.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 30, 201966,767 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MODERN NISSAN OF WINSTON-SALEM (LOCATED AT 5795 UNIVERSITY PKWY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27105, 877-607-8584) AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,767.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 29, 2019FL

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AND THERE IS NO WAY TI FIX THEM. IT;S BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT CAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE NOTHING AHEAD OF THE CAR

Engine
Filed Sep 29, 201940,000 milesCA

THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES IT WILL HAVE DELAYED ACCELERATION OR NONE AT ALL. THE ENGINE WILL REV BUT NO MOTION. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR FOR A SMOG CHECK IN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE OWNERSHIP AND IT DIDN'T PASS SMOG A CODE P0776 CAME UP. TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOW I'M STUCK WITH THIS DANGEROUS DEATH TRAP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TURNING AND WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY WITH NO WARNING.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 25, 201936,000 milesMD

ONE DAY MY HOOD LATCH CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND NOW IT WON'T EVEN OPEN UP AT ALL

Power Train
Filed Sep 20, 2019102,264 milesGA

MY CAR STARTS TO SHUDDER AND SOUND LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. I WAS TURNING INTO A STORE AND IT STALLED, BUT IT THEN KICKED INTO DRIVE SO I COULD MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION PERSON AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO NISSAN BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED AND LONG STORY SHORT, I WAS TOLD IT HAS NO WARRANTY DUE TO BEING OVER THE MILEAGE AND THERE AREN'T RECALLS. I HAVE CHECKED AND SEE SOME COMPLAINTS FILED BACK OCTOBER OF 2018. MINE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. I SEE IT WAS SOME OF THE MODELS; HOWEVER, IF ALL OF THESE CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED SO THEY CAN BE REPAIRED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 20, 2019TX

LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. NISSAN REPLACED THEM VOLUNTARILY (NO CHARGE) APRIL 9, 2018, BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NOW THE REPLACED (NEW) LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE AGAIN DANGEROUSLY DIM. I VERY OFTEN HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS TO SEE PROPERLY (STREET SIGNS, CURBS, ETC.) WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

Engine
Filed Sep 13, 201960,000 milesTX

THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND / OR IN MOTION. AND NO ENGINE OR ANYTHING CON=MES TO TELL YOU WHAT IS WRONG. MECHANICS CAN NOTFIX IT, BECAUSE NOTHING SHOWS ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. SOMETIME WHEN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE DOES NOTHING. AS IF THE ENGINE IS NOT EVEN ON. AFTER REPEATEDLY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE WILL FINALLY RESPOND AS IT SHOULD. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY.

Power Train
Filed Sep 12, 201974,107 milesLA

HAVE SHUDDERING OF THE CAR WHEN DRIVING UP TO 40 MPH. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHERE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED) AND DIAGNOSTICS DETERMINED A "BAD" TRANSMISSION WITH IDENTIFIED "JUDDER" CODE. HOWEVER, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED BY NISSAN TO ADDRESS TO THIS ISSUE DOES NOT CURRENTLY EXTEND TO 6 CYLINDERS, OF WHICH MINE IS. I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS, AS MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS STATED IN BULLETIN NTB16-085 AND NTB15-015G.

Engine
Filed Sep 9, 201968,000 milesNJ

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS MORNING AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN (ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE). ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. PUSHING ON THE GAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO THE MORE THAN 40 MPH. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND TO GO HOME (ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY) AS I DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE THE RIGHT TURN. ONCE STOPPED, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS STILL ON AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE, AGAIN NO MORE THAN 40 MPH. THIS WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 5, 201987,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE MORE THAN TEN FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO POOR ILLUMINATION FROM BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PAYNE'S AUTO MART & LEASING (LOCATED AT 1524 1ST AVE SE, MOULTRIE, GA 31768, (229) 985-0989) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Aug 22, 201976,000 milesCA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR RANDOMLY DROPS INTO THE DOWN POSITION BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THE VISOR FALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAN BE STARTLING. IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO THE UP POSITION. UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARS THAT THE BODY OF THE VISOR HAS COME APART AT THE SEAMS INSIDE OF THE CLOTH COVERING. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE IN MOTION DURING A VARIETY OF DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 17, 201952,000 milesAR

WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF. WHEN WE STOP THE CAR THE PASSENGER GETS OUT AND THEN BACK IN THE AIRBAG IS TURNED ON BUT THEN TURNS IT SELF OFF AGAIN.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 17, 201995,000 milesWA

LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INCREASINGLY DIM OVER SEVERAL MONTHS TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS NO FORWARD STREET ILLUMINATION. I NOW MUST ALWAYS DRIVE WITH BRIGHT HI-BEAM LIGHTS ON. ON-COMING DRIVERS OFTEN FLASH FOR ME TO DIM/LOWER THE BRIGHTS CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH ME AND THE APPROACHING DRIVER. DEALER TECHNICIAN CONFIRMS THAT BULBS ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL WITH NORMAL DIM BRIGHTNESS AND DO NOT NEED REPLACING. THE ONLY REMEDY SUGGESTED IS FOR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $1000 EACH. THIS ON A FOUR YEAR OLD CAR SUGGESTS TO ME THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY. A 30 SECOND ON-LINE SEARCH INSTANTLY SHOWS THAT OTHER 2013-2015 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS.

Engine
Filed Aug 14, 201925,000 milesCO

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE SINCE 25K MILES. THE CAR REVS AND LOSES SPEED. SOMETIMES I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WILL NOT GO FOR 2-5 SECOMDS. RECENTLY GOING UP A HILL THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. TURNING THE CAR OFF CAN "CURE" THE SYMPTOM UNTIL IT RANDOMLY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DIFFICULT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, OR DECIDING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS BECAUSE I CAN NOT DEPEND ON ACCELERATION

Air Bags
Filed Aug 13, 201933,000 milesFL

MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS SHOWING UP. ONE TECH SAID THE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND ANOTHER TECH SAID THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO ONE IS HELPING WITH FIXING THIS ISSUE.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 10, 201994,000 milesTX

IN A VEHICLE TOTAL, GOING ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR , AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY , FRONT END DAMAGE

Air Bags
Filed Aug 9, 201976,000 milesAL

TAKATA RECALL THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. SOMEONE BACKED INTO MY FRONT BUMPER & DROVE AWAY. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS THE PICTURES STATE FARM. I HAD THE BUMPER REPAIRED, THE COLLISION COMPANY TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER TO SEE WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. SERRA NISSAN TOLD ME I NEED A NEW AIRBAG

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 8, 20196,700 milesTX

THE AC COMPRESSOR IS FAILING AND CAUSING THE 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA AIR CONDITIONER TO NOT COOL PROPERLY.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 3, 2019NJ

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. HOOD RELEASE LATCH DOES NOT WORK, IT PULLS BUT THE HOOD DOES NOT POP.

Unknown or OtherCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 1, 201973,000 milesVA

I BELIEVE MY AIRBAGS MAY HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT AT AROUND 45 - 50 MPH, SHOCKING AND BLINDING ME, CAUSING ME TO VEER OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CRASHING INTO A DITCH, TOTALING MY CAR. ALL I REMEMBER WAS ONE SECOND, I WAS DRIVING AND THE NEXT, I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING AND WAS BRAKING & SCREAMING, ON A WILD, BUMPY RIDE, NOT KNOWING WHERE TO STEER BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE PAST THE AIRBAGS AND DUST/CHEMICALS/SMOKE.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 27, 201970,000 milesOH

AIR BAGS: OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - OCS (FRONT PASSENGER) - WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL BASED ON VIN, HOWEVER, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON EVEN WITH SOMEONE IN PASSENGER SEAT, DASH LIGHT IS ALSO ON. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY, WHETHER DRIVING OR PARKED.

Engine
Filed Jul 27, 201960,000 milesTX

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE NO MATTER HOW FAR PUT MY FOOT DOWN ON THE PEDAL IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS AS IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTION IN VERY BUSY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. I WOULD SAY I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THIS SITUATION, BUT THE DRIVERS COMING THE OTHER WAY SAW I WAS HAVING. A PROBLEM AND SLOWED DOWN SO THEY WOULD NOT HIT ME.

Power Train
Filed Jul 25, 201959,500 milesUT

WHILE WAITING TO TURN LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION FOR A BREAK IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES PAUSE FOR 2-3 SECONDS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THIS LEAVES ME VULNERABLE TO AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT FINALLY KICKS IN AND STARTS MOVING. WHEN HAVING TO JUDGE AND MAKE CRUCIAL DECISIONS WHILE DRIVING IS COMPLICATED BY A CAR THAT DOESN'T MOVE WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO I TRULY FEEL IT'S LITERALLY 'AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.' I ALSO DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVERY TIME, SO I HAVE NO WAY TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO MY DECISION MAKING WHILE DRIVING. NEITHER I WANT TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, NOR DO I WANT TO PUT SOMEONE ELSE AT RISK.

Power Train
Filed Jul 23, 201938,650 milesNC

I HAVE A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH ONLY 38,500 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT AT 31,000 MILES. ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND RECENTLY TAKEN A TRIP TO VIRGINIA.WE WERE LEAVING THE LAST DAY AND WE CAME UP TO THE FIRST LIGHT AWAY FROM THE PLACE WE WERE STAYING AT. AS I CAME UP TO THE LIGHT MY CAR HAD JERKED REALLY HARD SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPMS WENT WAY UP. I DIDN'T REALLY THINK THAT WAS WEIRD AS IT HAS DONE THAT BEFORE ON MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED THE GAS AND NOTHING HAD HAPPENED FOR A SOLID 10 SECONDS IT WOULD ONLY REV UP TO 2 AND WOULDN'T GO PAST 10 MILES PER HOUR. AS THIS LIGHT WAS FAST AND IT WAS TURNING YELLOW AS SOON AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH IT THE PEOPLE WERE HONKING BEHIND ME AS MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I PULLED OVER AND CUT MY CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I STARTED OUT AGAIN AND IT HAD A HARD TIME ACCELERATING AND I PULLED OVER AGAIN. AT THIS POINT NO LIGHTS CAME ON OR ANYTHING. I THOUGHT MY CAR JUST LEFT US STRANDED IN VIRGINIA. I TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN AND STARTED OUT AND IT WAS DRIVING NORMAL. I FIND THIS UNSAFE BECAUSE CARS AT THE LIGHT COULD HAVE STARTED TO COME THROUGH MY MY CAR IS JUST TEETERING ALONG THROUGH THE FAST LIGHT

Power Train
Filed Jul 22, 201930,000 milesAE

MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2015 WILL NOT ACCELERATE ON A HIGHWAY. IT ONLY HAS 30K ON IT. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN 2 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. JULY 21, 2019, IT WAS TOWED AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON THE LONG TRIP. OVERALL, IT HAPPENED 10 TIMES. CAR FALLS ON ITS FACE. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HADS TO TOW IT 2 TIMES ALREADY. THE OTHER TIMES I HAD TO WAIT 30 MIN OR SO. WHEN ON HIGHWAY YOU GO 65, IT DROPS TO 40, THEN 20; IT SPUTTERS AND THEN YOU HAVE TO STOP. MY NISSAN ALTIMA WAS MOVING WHEN THE ACCELERATION GAVE UP NO MATTER HOW STRONG YOU PUSH THE PEDAL. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TOO. I WAS IN LOGANDALE NEVADA. TURNED THE CAR OFF. THEN WAITED. AFTER 15 MIN, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT BARELY AT 20 MIN PER HOUR ON HIGHWAY 15 COMING FROM LAS VEGAS TO MOAPA PAIUTE TRAVEL PLAZA GAS STATION. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS BECAUSE OTHER CARD=S DO NOT KJNOW THAT YOU HAVE ACCELERATION FAILURE AND THEY DRIVE BEHIND YOU AT 60-70 MILES PER HOUR AND IT CAN BE VERY SCARY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS THE ACCELERATION DOES NOT WORK AND CAR GOERS EVENTUALLY TO 0 MILES PER HOUR NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 22, 2019130,000 milesVA

STOCK HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM! POLARIZED LENS NOT VERY EFFECTIVE

Power Train
Filed Jul 22, 201985,031 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALITMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED ALL STAR NISSAN (27700 JUBAN RD, BUILDING 3, DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 70726, (225) 272-9330) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,031. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jul 16, 201992,000 milesMD

AROUND 92,000 PRESSED ON GAS AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, HAD TO PRESS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR UNTIL IT CAUGHT THEN IT DROVE. DROVE HOME, SHUT OFF, RESTARTED IN THE MORNING WITH NO ISSUES. DROVE A FEW MORE DAYS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN; TOOK TO CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT GREAT AND IT WAS MY "BRAKE SENSOR" WHICH WAS REPLACED, DROVE ANOTHER TWO WEEKS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK BACK IN AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT; NOTES READ TRANSMISSION FLUID SMELLED "BURNT" AND THERE WERE TINY METAL PARTICLES THROUGHOUT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 12, 201995,000 milesOH

TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO D2 FOR NO REASON. OCCURS FREQUENTLY.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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